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Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #704 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #704.

Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints

The official theme for NYT Strands #704 is... "Quint-essential".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "How many?"

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:

  • VOLE
  • KEYS
  • LOVE
  • GOSH
  • VIEWS
  • NOTES
  • ROBE
  • SANE

Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's GIVEMEFIVE.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #704?

Drumroll, please...

  • WEEKDAYS
  • BOROUGHS
  • SENSES
  • OCEANS
  • VOWELS
  • TOES

Strands #704

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...and the spangram was GIVEMEFIVE.

Strands #704

“Quint-essential”

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Hi Strands fans. A nice easy one today. The theme of "Quint-essential" made it quite clear this was about the number five somehow. In fact, I could see the word written in the bottom-right corner, just waiting to be connected as part of the spangram.

I found WEEKDAYS in the top-left corner, which helped shape said spangram, and I duly saw GIVEMEFIVE to connect the top of the board to the bottom. It was then just a case of brainstorming things that come in fives.

BOROUGHS was the first one I found, in the bottom-right corner (a guess, on my part, given London, where I live has 32!), followed by SENSES isolated above it.

Moving onto the left-hand side, I found OCEANS at the bottom, with VOWELS above it. That just left TOES on the side to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #703.

Strands #703

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  • MODEL
  • GAME
  • COLLECTIBLE
  • DICE
  • PUZZLE
  • MINIATURE

...and the spangram was HOBBYSHOP.

Strands #703

“For the enthusiast”

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Hi Strands fans. One of those rare puzzles where I needed a bit of help five turns in.

It started well enough, with me finding MODEL in the bottom-left corner. This combined with the theme for me to easily figure out the spangram of HOBBYSHOP written from top to bottom of the board.

That in turn helped be get the right-hand side very quickly, connecting GAME in the middle, COLLECTIBLE alongside it and DICE near the top.

Returning to the left-hand side left me puzzled by the double 'Z'... which is ironic given a clue revealed the answer to be PUZZLE.

After kicking myself for missing that, I connected the final word: MINIATURE in the top-left corner to complete the game.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. He also handles all the Wordle coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game for the last several years in an effort to keep his streak forever intact.

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